The Peddler’s Serenade Songtext
von Dean Martin

There′s a peddler comes to our house
With such wonderful bargains to sell
And he starts our hearts to tingling
Just as soon as he pushes the bell

With his pots and pans so shiny
He's more fun than a penny arcade
Won′t you listen to the sing-song
Of the peddler's serenade?

(Shim-a-lish-i-wanna, shim-a-lish-i-wanna)
What you gonna buy today?
(Shim-a-lish-i-wanna, shim-a-lish-i-wanna)
She's a-like a giveaway
If you wanna buy, say you′re gonna buy
Don′t you need to be afraid
(There's where our money goes for the funny peddler′s serenade)

Angelina come on-a down-a
It's-a the man he′s-a back on a-the door
He's-a got a-more to show ya
At a-the five and at the ten-a cents a-store


If you gonna catch a new husband
He′s-a got about all a-that you need
Only don't a-go for the peddler
He's already one wife and a kid

(Shim-a-lish-i-wanna, shim-a-lish-i-wanna)
What you gonna buy today?
(Shim-a-lish-i-wanna, shim-a-lish-i-wanna)
She′s a-like a giveaway
If you wanna buy, say you′re gonna buy
Don't you need to be afraid
(There′s where our money goes for the funny peddler's serenade)

Everybody love our peddler
He′s always so merry and a-so gay
His a-pans they clang and they clatter
Making wonderful music all day

There's a-one for macaroni
And the one for the garlic and the sauce
It′s-a got a long handler
For a-showing the husband who's boss


(Shim-a-lish-i-wanna, shim-a-lish-i-wanna)
What you gonna buy today?
(Shim-a-lish-i-wanna, shim-a-lish-i-wanna)
She's a-like a giveaway
If you wanna buy, say you′re gonna buy
Don′t you need to be afraid
(There's where our money goes for the funny peddler′s serenade)
There's where our money goes for the funny peddler′s serenade